I went birding with three other members of the Sussex Bird Club and we led a birdwalk for the public. Some of the birds we identified by the Visitor’s Center included American robin, American crow, American black duck (overhead), northern harrier, and white-throated sparrow. Birding …
We birded from the parking lot near the Visitor’s Center to the Observation Tower and back (along the north part of the main trail). There were at least 100 tree swallows flying over the impoundment. A small group of rough-winged swallows landed in a tree …
We covered five areas of the refuge today. The tide was high. By the Visitor’s Center, some of the birds we identified were Carolina wren, golden-crowned kinglet, blue jay, and northern flicker. Birds we identified in Raymond Pool included American avocet, bald eagle, Canada goose, …
I covered two trails in the preserve. First I was on the Red Trail which goes to the bay. Birds identified along this trail included yellow-rumped warbler, palm warbler, Carolina chickadee, gray catbird, laughing gull, great blue heron, osprey, eastern towhee, double-crested cormorant, house finch, …
We covered four areas starting with Bayside Point. There wasn’t much there as we only identified downy woodpecker, Carolina wren, northern flicker, laughing gull, and gray catbird. The Life of the Marsh Trail was the most productive trail as we identified 23 species there. Some …
We walked around The Point today from the bay side around to the ocean side. The tide was high so we didn’t see as many wading birds as we normally would have. However, there was a pool and a flat, muddy area near The Point …
I went on a field trip with the Coastal Camera Club’s Wildlife Special Interest Group to the Delaware Botanic Gardens. The trip was mainly to see the pollinators, flowers, and whatever birds were around. The 15 species of birds I identified were red-bellied woodpecker, American …
We started from the East Launch area and walked eastward across the lake’s edge until we reached the trees in the corner of the park. We saw some northern parulas and ruby-crowned kinglets in the trees near the purple martin house. Other birds identified along …
We walked the north part of Gordon’s Pond Trail from the parking lot to just past Bench 5. Water levels were very high. We saw hundreds of tree swallows along both sides of the trail. Other birds seen included brown-headed nuthatch, snowy egret, great egret, …
We spent the day throughout the refuge and covered seven areas. Near the Visitor’s Center, we identified northern cardinal, blue jay, northern flicker, and gray catbird. We picked up the most species (20) in Raymond Pool including American avocet (more than 100), lesser yellowlegs, northern …
